Reptilia - Theropoda - Allosauridae
Full reference: D. J. Chure. 1995. A reassessment of the gigantic theropod Saurophagus maximus from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Oklahoma, USA. A. Sun and Y. Wang (eds.), Sixth Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota, Short Papers, China Ocean Press, Beijing 103-106
Parent taxon: Allosauridae according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012
See also Chure 1995, Chure et al. 2006, Holtz et al. 2004 and Smith 1998
Sister taxa: Allosaurinae, Ornitholestinae
Subtaxa: Saurophaganax maximus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (2: Oklahoma collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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